Old Highway 16 Bridge
National Register of Historic Places

Old Highway 16 Bridge

Edgemont, Cleburne County, Arkansas
Listed
May 10, 2011
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
11000262

About this property

The Old Highway 16 Bridge is a historic closed-spandrel arch bridge near Edgemont, Arkansas. It carries an unused old alignment of Arkansas Highway 16 across the manmade "Edgemont Cut", an excavation made in 1908 during construction of the now-abandoned Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad. The bridge was built in 1936 with funding from the Works Progress Administration, and remained in regular service until 1963, when Highway 16 was realigned. In that year, the United States Army Corps of Engineers moved the road north to its present alignment, filling in part of the old railway cut. The bridge is subject to flooding during exceptionally high water events in Greers Ferry Lake. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.

Location

Edgemont, Cleburne County, Arkansas
35.60421, -92.18828

Categories

ENGINEERINGTRANSPORTATION
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Old Highway 16 Bridge listed on the National Register?

Old Highway 16 Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 10, 2011.

What type of historic resource is Old Highway 16 Bridge?

Old Highway 16 Bridge is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Old Highway 16 Bridge?

The period of significance for Old Highway 16 Bridge is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1908.

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